Last 25 quarters of trend data · Financial Services · Closed-End Funds
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q1 '21 | Q3 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q1 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q3 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q1 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q3 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q1 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q3 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q1 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 524.67 | — | 14.11 | 11.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| P/S Ratio | 0.80 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +100.9% | +297.2% | +62.9% | +9.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 23.20 | 2.33 | 2.41 | 3.08 | 2.18 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 1.11 | 1.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +231.6% | +503.0% | +176.3% | +26.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 33.97 | — | 1.01 | 2.98 | — | 0.76 | 3.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | -72.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 60.39 | — | 6.93 | 8.73 | — | — | — | — | 15.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| EV / EBIT | 160.02 | — | 14.32 | 16.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q1 '21 | Q3 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q1 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q3 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q1 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q3 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q1 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q3 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q1 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 16.2% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 16.4% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 15.6% | 14.4% | 16.6% | 15.3% | 14.4% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 14.1% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.7% |
| — | -4.0% | +7.7% | +13.8% | -9.8% | +5.4% | +8.1% | -3.0% | +0.0% | +8.3% | +1.5% | +4.7% | +0.5% | -10.4% | -8.9% | -5.1% | -0.7% | +7.0% | +10.8% | -2.9% | +6.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | -1.0% | -2.3% | -2.6% | -4.9% | -0.2% | -2.5% | -2.0% | -1.2% | -0.9% | -3.9% | -2.7% | -4.8% | 14.1% | -1.5% | -0.5% | -1.3% | 0.8% |
| — | +90.5% | +130.3% | +120.0% | -468.5% | +8.9% | -33.2% | -319.8% | +81.9% | +35.5% | +27.5% | +75.7% | -106.7% | -158.1% | -404.2% | -273.8% | +1557.8% | -18.9% | +83.2% | -72.6% | +151.1% | |
| Net Margin | 0.2% | -0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | -1.1% | -2.6% | -2.6% | -5.0% | -0.3% | -2.6% | -2.0% | -1.3% | -1.1% | -4.4% | -2.9% | -4.2% | 13.8% | -1.9% | -0.3% | -1.5% | 0.8% |
| — | +79.3% | +122.2% | +117.0% | -287.1% | -0.1% | -27.7% | -291.2% | +73.4% | +41.3% | +30.0% | +70.0% | -107.9% | -133.1% | -938.1% | -187.4% | +1578.8% | -36.0% | +91.6% | -27.6% | +145.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q1 '21 | Q3 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q1 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q3 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q1 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q3 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q1 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q3 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q1 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 4.7% | -4.0% | 4.4% | 6.7% | -7.3% | -11.6% | -11.9% | -25.5% | -2.1% | -15.5% | -11.5% | -6.5% | -5.5% | -18.8% | -10.8% | -13.4% | 61.7% | -12.2% | -1.9% | -9.7% | 5.8% |
| — | +65.6% | +137.1% | +126.4% | -251.1% | +25.2% | -3.4% | -290.2% | +62.3% | +17.5% | -5.9% | +51.3% | -109.0% | -55.1% | -479.7% | -38.1% | +955.9% | -29.2% | +90.1% | -54.6% | +161.8% | |
| ROA | 0.5% | -0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | -1.0% | -2.0% | -2.2% | -4.6% | -0.3% | -2.7% | -2.2% | -1.4% | -1.2% | -4.5% | -2.7% | -3.7% | 13.4% | -1.8% | -0.3% | -1.5% | 0.9% |
| — | +75.8% | +123.9% | +116.7% | -198.2% | +26.2% | +2.2% | -238.4% | +71.9% | +40.3% | +18.2% | +62.8% | -109.0% | -150.3% | -882.8% | -150.4% | +1404.5% | -21.3% | +91.7% | -22.9% | +146.8% | |
| ROIC | 4.5% | -0.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | -1.6% | -3.2% | -5.0% | -11.3% | -0.6% | -8.0% | -5.9% | -3.1% | -2.5% | -9.8% | -5.9% | -9.2% | 27.1% | -2.7% | -1.0% | -2.3% | 1.6% |
| — | +82.7% | +138.1% | +116.6% | -168.9% | +59.7% | +15.5% | -267.8% | +77.3% | +18.2% | -0.3% | +66.7% | -109.4% | -261.4% | -476.0% | -304.6% | +1551.4% | -14.7% | +78.8% | -115.5% | +165.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q1 '21 | Q3 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q1 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q3 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q1 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q3 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q1 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q3 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q1 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 3.20 | 3.32 | 3.20 | 3.48 | 3.88 | 2.63 | 1.55 | 1.28 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.28 | 1.13 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.73 | 1.05 | 0.60 | 2.24 | 1.96 | 2.13 | 1.98 |
| — | +26.2% | +106.3% | +172.1% | +160.5% | +74.3% | +21.3% | +12.9% | +53.3% | +66.6% | +75.9% | +8.1% | +63.2% | -59.6% | -62.9% | -50.9% | -70.0% | +14.0% | -6.1% | +4.4% | -1.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 8.21 | — | 26.80 | 24.62 | — | — | — | — | 38.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.16 | — | 236.84 | — | 22.42 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -94.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.87 | 1.73 | 1.87 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.10 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.50 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 2.06 |
| — | -17.4% | -1.3% | +9.0% | +1.1% | +9.9% | -5.1% | -15.0% | -5.0% | -5.6% | -0.5% | +12.3% | +35.7% | +78.2% | +75.6% | +62.0% | -27.1% | -4.9% | +1.9% | +4.9% | +87.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.87 | 1.73 | 1.87 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.10 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.50 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 2.06 |
| — | -17.4% | -1.3% | +9.0% | +1.1% | +9.9% | -5.1% | -15.0% | -5.0% | -5.6% | -0.5% | +12.3% | +35.7% | +78.2% | +75.6% | +62.0% | -27.1% | -4.9% | +1.9% | +4.9% | +87.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.54 | -0.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Volt Information Sciences, Inc.'s current P/E is 524.7x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 13.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.'s current operating margin is 0.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Volt Information Sciences, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.